Photograph album



Sept. 13, 1932. E IE 1,877,476

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM [mfg afar? I Filed Feb. 18. 1951 vmc , graphic printattached thereto.

Patented Sept. 13, 1932 {UNITED STATES DAVID J. .ABRAI-IAMS, OF BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM Application filed February 18, 1931.serialNo. 51'6,-633.

My invention consists of a novel mounting for photographs and otherpictures, and the object of the invention is to provide means formounting prints back to back and utilizing the back of one to displaythe title to the other.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating my invention, Fig. 1 is a planview of one side of a sheet of material with a photo- Fig. 2 is a planview of the opposite side of the sheet with another photographic printattached. Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse vertical section through theline mm of Fig 1, looking in f the direction of the arrow.

Similar numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of thedrawing.

Referring to the drawing, iis a sheet of material of convenient size fora binder or album, adapted to contain a plurality of such sheets. Oneach side of the surface of the sheet t there are shown three rectanul'ar spaces described on the side shown in ig. 1 as'5, 5 and 5respectively, and on the other side as 6, 6 and 6 respectively, saidspaces being hereinafter referred to as'subdivisions. The subdivisionsare defined by the border lines 7 on Figs. 1 and 2. In some instances itmay be desirable to mount only one print upon each side of the. sheet,occupying substantially the entire surface of the sheet. The inventionmay be embodied in any size of sheet 4: that the user may prefer, andthe subdivisions should be of a size to suit the print to be usedthereon. Within each subdivision and near one end thereof, is anelongated opening 8, and slightly beyond the other end of eachsubdivision is a similar elongated opening 8. The two elongated openingsrelatin to a iven subdivision are substantiall parallel to each other,and are spaced apart about the same distance as the length of the 501operator to assemble it with other like sheets PATENT OFFICE.

; HOWARD E. GILLESLPIE, F MALDEN', MASSACHUSETTS, nssreivon or onn-HAnrTo in a binder of'ordinary construction .for loose leaves.

i In Fig. 1 is shown a photographic print 10, secured to subdivision andextending over and covering the elongated opening 8 within thatsubdivision, leaving the elongated opening .8 below subdivision .5uncovered.

' In Fig. 2 is shown a print 11, secured 'to subdivision 6 directly backof the print 10, extending over and covering the elongated opening '8within that subdivision, {and'leaw ing the opening 8 above thesubdivision-6 un covered. Thus upon the back of the print 10; can bedisplayed, through the opening 8v above the print 11, the title to theprint 11, and upon the back of print 11' can bedisplayed thetitle toprint 10 through the opening 8 below the print 10. Y

The prints may be secured to. the sheet by different means. but 'I'prefer to have said subdivisions of the sheet gummed in any manner andto any extent the maker may desire, which the operator may moisten by awet' sponge or cloth and then press the print thereon.

The print to be attached to subdivision 5.

is designed to cover the opening 8 within that v subdivision, and todisplay the title to the picture attached to subdivision 6' through theopening 8 shown'within subdivision 5 in Fig. 1, and below thesubdivision 6 in Fig. 2. The print attached to subdivision 6* isdesigned to display the title to the print attached to subdivision 5throughthe opening within subdivision GPand above the subdivision 5*. Acorresponding arrangement of the titles will occur in the" relationsbetween the prints attached to subdivision 5" and 6* respectively.

Each sheet 4, as illustrated in the drawing, is adapted to receive sixphotographic: prints with the name of each plainly displayed adjacent toit. 7 Larger sheets can, of course, be

made to display more prints in the same man- 12, 12, are guide marks forconveniently locating the corners of the print.

It is obvious that the sheet may beused not only for photographicprints, but for collecting a variety of souvenirs, such as postcards,postmarks, postage stamps and prised within my invention.

These sheets 4 being made preferably of thin paper, are light andconvenient for photographers, and especially amateurs, to carry about,and provide convenient means for assembling a large number of prints inI a small" compass, and enabling the user promptlyv to entitle eachprint with its appropriate name. v 7 1 When a number of these sheetswith prints mounted and entitled are collected, the user may thenassemble them in a suitable looseleafed album. and preserve themforready reference. V r p What I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent is;

1. VA sheet of material havingtwo openings therein, combined with aphotographic print secured to said sheet between said openings andcovering one of them, and a photographic print secured to the oppositeside of said sheet between said openings and covering the oppositeopening.

-,2. A sheet of material having two'elongated openings" therein,substantially parallel to :each other, combined with a 1 photo graphicprintsecured to said sheet between said openings and covering one ofthem, and a photographic print secured to the other side of said sheetbetween said openings and covering the opposite opening.

3. A sheet of material having two elongated openings therein,substantially parallel to each other, combined with a photographic printsecured to said sheet between said openings and covering one of them,and a photo graphic print secured to the other side iof said sheetbetween'said' openings and covering the opposite opening, said firstphotographic print having inscribed th ere-on the 7 title to the subjectof the other, said title be;

ing displayed through one of said openings.

4. A sheet of material having two elongate ed openings therein,substantially parallel to each other, coinbined with a photographic 7print secured to said sheet between said open.-

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ings and covering one of them, and a photo graphic print secured to theother side of said sheet'between said openings and eover= ing theopposite opening, each ofsaid photo 7 graphic prints having inscribedthereon the title to the subject of the other, said title beingdisplayed through one of said openings, whereby each print and its titleare presented adjacent to each other.

i 5. 'A sheet of material having a subdivision described on eachside'thereof, each subdiviQ sion having an opening therein near oneend Ithereof, and another opening located beyond.

the opposite end of said subdivision, combinedwith a photographicprintsecured to 7 one of said subdivisions between said openings'and coveringone of the same.

6. A sheet of material having a subdivision I first-named photographicprint and covering 'ings and covering one of the same, anda subdivisionsdescribed on the opposite side of described on each side thereof, eachsubdivision having an'opening therein near one end" thereof, and anotheropening located beyond the opposite endof said subdivision, combinedwith a photographic print secured to one of said subdivisions betweensaid openings and covering one of the same, and a photographic printsecured within the subdivision located immediately back of said theother of said openings;

I 7. A sheet of material having a subdivision describedfon each sidethereof, each subdivision havingan opening therein near one end thereof,and another opening located beyond the opposite end of said subdivision,combined with a photographic print secured to one of said subdivisionsbetween said openphotographic'print secured within the subdi-' Visionlocated immediately back of said firstnamed photographic print andcovering the other of'said openings, the back of each photographic printbearing thetitle of the other, and displayed through one of saidopenings. 8. A sheet of material having described on each side thereof aplurality of subdivisions, located in staggered relation toeach other,each' subdivision having an opening therein near one end thereof, andanotheropening located'beyond'the opposite end thereof, the

opening within each subdivision coinciding with an openinglocatedoutside of one of the the sheet p Y 9. A bookcontaining a'plurality ofsheets of material, each sheet having two openings therein, combinedwith a pl'iotographic print secured to said sheet between said openingsgraphic print secured to the other side'of said sheet betweensaidopenings and covering the opposite opening,each print having thetitle-- to the other inscribed thereon and displayed through one'ofsaidopenings. 7 7

In testimonywhereof I have hereunto set my hand this-sixteenth day ofFebruary 1931.

HOWARD EGILLESPIE.

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